Rajan Parajuli

Rajan Parajuli is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University, specializing in forest economics and management with active extension services.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Forest Economics and Policy, Louisiana State University (2015)
• M.S. in Finance, Louisiana State University (2014)
• M.S. in Forestry, Louisiana State University (2011)
• B.S. in Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2005)

Dr. Parajuli's research spans forest product market modeling, trade policy analysis, carbon/bioenergy markets, and forest finance, addressing climate change and pandemic impacts on timber supply chains and rural livelihoods.

His 2024-2025 publications analyze timber price dynamics, forest employment under climate change, bioenergy potential from loblolly pine, and community forestry impacts in Nepal and the US, highlighting policy-economy-ecology interconnections.

He leads $1.4M+ in active grants including NSF-funded community forestry research in Nepal, USDA projects on hurricane damage assessment, pandemic impacts on southern forest economies, and sustainable forest management criteria development.